Publication date
2008-03-21
Usage Public Domain
Topics
LibriVox, audio books, history, Greece, ancient history, Bury
LibriVox recording of "A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great Vol 1 by John Bagnell Bury
J.B. Bury wrote his "History of Greece" before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960's. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote the material dealing with the early centuries where there have been new archeological developments, but the later chapters and Bury's framework were retained essentially unchanged. Bury writes in a lucid, easily understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, and its field of view includes western Asia Minor, the Agean archipelago, and "Greater Greece" (Sicily and Southern Italy). (Summary by Karen Merline)
LibriVox recording of A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander Vol I
LibriVox recording of A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander Vol II
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J.B. Bury wrote his "History of Greece" before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960's. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote the material dealing with the early centuries where there have been new archeological developments, but the later chapters and Bury's framework were retained essentially unchanged. Bury writes in a lucid, easily understood style that entertains as it educates. The book covers artistic and literary development, as well as politics and war, and its field of view includes western Asia Minor, the Agean archipelago, and "Greater Greece" (Sicily and Southern Italy). (Summary by Karen Merline)
LibriVox recording of A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander Vol I
LibriVox recording of A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander Vol II
For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org
Download M4B (297MB)
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